The Newtown bee., 1887-12-09
on the COW; Mrs Gilligan to the rescue,

and then after he was dead, it would sure- ly prove as great a success as Joyce Heath, the woolly horse, the mermaid, the sacred white elephant or the stuffed Jumbo. But it was not broom at all that Mrs Gilligan used to prod the King of Beasts. It was simply one of those logs of cord wood the farmers sometimes use when baleing hay. The first report made the weapon a shov- el; later. by common consent, it was a broom. The death of the old COW is prob ably due more to the shock of the nervous system than to the injury done by the beast. Had it occurred in Africa, where cows are more accustomed la that sort of thing, the result might have been differ ent. The loss has been made good to MT Ricard, the owner, by Jersey from MI Barnum's own herd.
 Much has been said about moving the Winter quarters to New Jersey. That Barnum is capable of making some great moves the bones and ashes of those who slept in the old Division street cemetery might attest. The stranger who, in wan. dering through this place, turns his steps down Park avenue and into Cottage street would never think as he passed the hand some home of Judge Beardsley on the corner and looks at the long line of neat houses before him on either hand that but few short years ago, the white mar ble slabs stood thickly scattered over all that spot in memory of the dead. Bar nun did it. He moved that grave yard But he says that Bridgeport belongs to hIm, or some of it and he belongs to Bridgeport and he does not intend to move the Winter quarters.
 In MT Barnums communication to the World, he narrates an account of his at- tendance at the Church of the Messiah on the evening of May 21. 1882. As he quiet ly entered and took back seat, the keen eyes of the pastor, Rev Robert Collyer, discovered him and immediately he an nounced in his resonant voice, T see P. T. Barnum in back pew of this church and l invite him to come forward and take a seat in my family pew. Mr Barnum al- ways gives me good seat in his circus and want to give him as good in my church" Rev Mr Collyer was present at Dr Warmers Seaside Institute and spoke of his mother as once a shop girl in the great mills of Manchester, England. He said he liked to come to Bridgeport, for when he spoke there they always brought | in chairs At an iDst lla t;op in not long ago, he is reported to have said, My mother was Baptist, right down in the water. was baptized ih the Episco- pal church and am drawn to it yet. tell Bishop Potter that he is my bishop and that he cannot disown me I was brought up in the oldfashioned Congre- gational Sunday school and I am not go- ing to throw stones at that church. 1 was Methodist for 10 years and Methodism was my nurse. She raised me well and spanked me we'll. So you See have gone all around. can't say am all right and they all wrong. stay in the Unitarian n church and visit all the others" and also the circus.
 | The offices of the Naugatuck road have been moved to New Haven and the paint shop is demolished to make room for more tracks.
 The old Sharps rife factory is again to be occupied.
 E. B. Lounsbury has resigned the night editorship of the News to become city edi- tor of Waterbury's new paper, the Even ing Democrat.
 | Owing to the protracted illuess of Rev John Lyon, no service was held in the Church of the Redeemer Universalist), Sunday.
 Three substa ntial brick buildings are to be erected on the site of Barnum s burned quarters and the big show will re- | main here Winters.
 friend, the Farmer, John, son of Under taker Cullinan.
 perintendent George Richardson, the man who carries the water pipe system of the entire city in his head, has been seri- ously ill, but is about again.
 James H. O'Rourke, New York's famous ball player, who has opened law office in this, his native city, tells News re- porter that he will continue to play ball in Summer and practice law in Winter.
 new hose carriage, carrying 1000 feet of hose and two 20-foot extension ladders, has been added to engine No. 5s equip ment. Chief Gerdinier's smiling face is painted on the sides.
 Some weeks ago, the BEE noted that Dr N. E. Wordin. fined $5 and costs in the | city court for refusing to report cases of contagious disease to the Board of Health, | as required by city ordinance. had ap- pealed. The decision was upheld by the Supreme court and the doctor has bill of costs amounting to S100.
 Superintendent Richardson of the old water company, after an inspection of the Easton water works, said that it was "money thrown away" It is understood that the basis of consolidation was S3OO,- 900 or it's equivalent. about the sum the l Citizens company paid out. James Staples of the new company is quoted as saying that the system could be extended to Stratford and Fairfield. A complaint was made by the Board of Health that the bottom of the Easton reservoir had not been properly cleaned of vegetable mat ter, bat the basin will be in good order be- fore the gates are closed.
 George ". Sears won a 21-pounds tur- key at Miles Fsrris's. Thanksgiving night and the 25-pounds turkey rafied by Steg-